Global collaborations in antimicrobial stewardship: All hands on deck

Diane Ashiru-Oredope; Bradley J Langford; Candice Bonaconsa; Vrinda Nampoothiri; Esmita Charani; Debra A Goff

doi:10.1017/ash.2023.122

Global collaborations in antimicrobial stewardship: All hands on deck

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023 Apr 5;3(1):e66. doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.122. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Diane Ashiru-Oredope^{1

2}, Bradley J Langford^{3

4}, Candice Bonaconsa⁵, Vrinda Nampoothiri⁶, Esmita Charani^{5

7

8}, Debra A Goff⁹

Affiliations

¹ HCAI, Fungal, AMR, AMU & Sepsis Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
² School of Pharmacy University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
³ Health Protection, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁶ Department of Health Sciences Research, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University Kochi, Kerala, India.
⁷ Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
⁸ Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
⁹ The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Abstract

Tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions is a key objective within the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Action on AMR. We outline the reasons why global collaborations for AMS are needed. We provide examples of global collaborations, and we offer considerations when starting on a global health journey focused on AMS.